In 2022, Maine became the first state to ban spreading sewage sludge on farms and the sale of compost that contains sludge.

Massachusetts lawmakers and advocates who visited Maine Tuesday are aiming to replicate that state’s playbook in tackling contamination caused by PFAS forever chemicals, particularly sewage ...

The Bristol County DA is advocating for tougher penalties for anyone who supervises and sexually assaults a child after a ...

Bay State Auditor Diana DiZoglio has been fighting to audit the state legislature for years, and 9 months after a ballot ...

Gov. Maura Healey, pre-recorded: We are welcoming and are proud to welcome members of the Texas State Legislature who are ...

Markey’s campaign has announced endorsements from four members of the all-Democratic Massachusetts congressional delegation, ...

This is something that needs to be addressed head-on,” Simon Cataldo, a state representative, told JNS. “It’s not going to get better on its own.”The post New Massachusetts educational guidance ...

The new list, released Aug. 5 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs, includes three states and one ...

"These are serious allegations, but until I have more information, I’m not going to comment on it," Gov. Maura Healey said.

Advocates have filed more than 40 potential ballot questions for the 2026 midterms. Only a handful will make the cut — but ...

A coalition of housing activists, unions and social justice organizations plan to collect signatures to place a rent control ballot measure before voters in next year’s state election.